Sunderland Harrier Vikki Cotton Secures Second Victory in Eight-Day Purple Patch

Sunderland Harrier Vikki Cotton has hit a purple patch in her athletics career at the age of 38. The Whitburn athlete enjoyed her second victory in eight days with her win in the South Shields Harriers’ Sand Dancer multi terrain race yesterday

Last Sunday, she won the Trail Outlaws Washing...

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6th place at Sutton Relays for the Women's Team

BMAF NATIONAL RELAYS CHAMPIONSHIPS, 28TH APRIL 2018 SUTTON COLDFIELD

On an overcast and drizzly day in Sutton park Sunderland Harriers Women’s over 35 team continued their good form in this competition finishing a competitive 6th following last year’s 5th place.

The ladies, the...

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Michael Wilson Breaks Massingham’s Long-Standing 800m Sunderland Harrier Record In Style

Michael Wilson broke the Sunderland Harriers’ 800m senior men’s club record in the Bryan Clay Invitational in Los Angeles, USA.

Competing for New Mexico State University where he is on an Athletics scholarship, he stormed home in 1.48.35 after lying in 13th place and last at the bell.

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Sunderland Harrier Kevin Jeffress Posts Impressive Personal Best Despite Stifling Heat In London Marathon

Sunderland Harrier Kevin Jeffress’ gutsy performance in the stifling heat of the London Marathon saw him being rewarded with a personal best for the distance.

While many runners found the red-hot conditions overwhelming and were forced to drop out or slow down, the 38-year-old Seaham man ...

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Royal Blue Medals Galore at the Whitley Bay Spring Track Relays

MANAGER Andy Abbott's sprint squad dominated proceedings in the Senior events at the 3rd Annual Spring Track Relays at Whitley Bay on Sunday.

His team of eight runners took gold in the Senior men and Senior women's 4x100m relay, before going on to win the mixed 4x200m event.

The men...

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Quartet of Sunderland Harriers Eyeing Capital Gains

Four Sunderland Harriers compete in the London Marathon on Sunday with high hopes of gaining good results in the capital race.

And if all run up to form, it could be the Harriers’ best performance in the race for years.

Ian Ritchie makes his marathon debut, while Kevin Jeffress, v...

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Dominic Shaw Smashes Record To Win Hartlepool Marina 5-mile Road Race

Dominic Shaw, last year’s runner-up in the Sunderland 5k, smashed his own record in the Hartlepool Burn Road Harriers’ Marina five-mile Road Race yesterday.

The New Marske runner clocked 24min 15sec to chop nine seconds off his old mark.

Shaw said: “I ran with the group until three ...

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Sunderlands Aly Dixon Misses Out On Commonwealth Games Medal But Puts Ghost Of Glasgow To Bed

I’m a Mackem, and Mackems don’t give up, said Sunderland athlete Alyson Dixon after a gruelling Commonwealth Games marathon.

And the 39-year-old needed determination in spades today as she finished sixth in the 26-mile event in the Gold Coast Games.

The Sunderland Stroller clocked...

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Sunderland Stroller Alyson Dixon Aiming High in Gold Coast Marathon

Sunderland Stroller Alyson Dixon will line up for her second Commonwealth Games Marathon on the Gold Coast in Australia on Sunday.

She goes into the race determined to put in a performance that she will be proud of after her previous Commonwealth Marathon in Glasgow in 2014 ended in disap...

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Houghton Harrier Lee Dover Claims 8th Place in Port of Blyth 10K Road Race

Morpeth Harriers dominated Blyth Harriers’ Port of Blyth 10k Road Race yesterday.

They had the first three runners home in Sam Hancox (31min 53sec), Karl Taylor (32.48) and Over-40 Veteran John Butters third (33.09).

Former Sunderland Harrier Sparrow Morley, now back with Tyne Brid...

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